yes and amen

English

Phrase

yes and amen

  1. (Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement.
    I take God at His word and say yes and amen to His plans.
  2. (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.
    My boss expected us to say yes and amen to his cockamamie plans.

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